{"id":245,"date":"2015-09-24T21:32:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T21:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/informationliteracyxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=245"},"modified":"2016-04-14T18:09:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T18:09:09","slug":"introduction-14","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-buffstate-informationliteracy\/chapter\/introduction-14\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this unit you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Describe the types of personal computers including workstation, desktop computers, all-in-one, laptops, desktop replacement, netbooks, and tablets. 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